diff --git a/ingest/ledgerbackend/captive_core_backend.go b/ingest/ledgerbackend/captive_core_backend.go
index 920f9bc215..c1f296d872 100644
--- a/ingest/ledgerbackend/captive_core_backend.go
+++ b/ingest/ledgerbackend/captive_core_backend.go
@@ -276,29 +276,11 @@ func (c *CaptiveStellarCore) runFromParams(from uint32) (runFrom uint32, ledgerH
 		err = errors.Wrapf(err, "Cannot fetch ledgers preceding %v", from)
 		return
 	}
-	if exists &&
-		ledger.Sequence > 1 && // stellar-core cannot run from ledger 1
+	useIngestedLedgerHash := exists &&
 		// if the last ledger is too far behind, let's use the history archive instead
-		(from-ledger.Sequence) < 2*historyarchive.CheckpointFreq {
-		runFrom = ledger.Sequence
-		ledgerHash = ledger.Hash
-		if ledger.Sequence < 63 {
-			// if we run from a sequence which occurs before the first checkpoint
-			// the first ledger we will stream is 2
-			nextLedger = 2
-		} else if historyarchive.IsCheckpoint(ledger.Sequence) {
-			// if we run from a checkpoint sequence
-			// the first ledger we will stream is the next ledger
-			nextLedger = ledger.Sequence + 1
-		} else {
-			// if we run from a non-checkpoint sequence
-			// the first ledger we will stream is the first ledger in the checkpoint range which spans ledger.Sequence
-			nextLedger = historyarchive.PrevCheckpoint(ledger.Sequence) + 1
-		}
-		return
-	}
+		(from-ledger.Sequence) < 2*historyarchive.CheckpointFreq
 
-	if from <= 63 {
+	if from <= 63 || (useIngestedLedgerHash && ledger.Sequence <= 63) {
 		// For ledgers before (and including) first checkpoint, we start streaming
 		// without providing a hash, to avoid waiting for the checkpoint.
 		// It will always start streaming from ledger 2.
@@ -313,6 +295,21 @@ func (c *CaptiveStellarCore) runFromParams(from uint32) (runFrom uint32, ledgerH
 		return
 	}
 
+	if useIngestedLedgerHash {
+		runFrom = ledger.Sequence
+		ledgerHash = ledger.Hash
+		if historyarchive.IsCheckpoint(ledger.Sequence) {
+			// if we run from a checkpoint sequence
+			// the first ledger we will stream is the next ledger
+			nextLedger = ledger.Sequence + 1
+		} else {
+			// if we run from a non-checkpoint sequence
+			// the first ledger we will stream is the first ledger in the checkpoint range which spans ledger.Sequence
+			nextLedger = historyarchive.PrevCheckpoint(ledger.Sequence) + 1
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
 	// For ledgers after the first checkpoint, start at the previous checkpoint
 	// and fast-forward from there.
 	if !historyarchive.IsCheckpoint(from) {
diff --git a/ingest/ledgerbackend/captive_core_backend_test.go b/ingest/ledgerbackend/captive_core_backend_test.go
index 3c682fea54..d11ffa430b 100644
--- a/ingest/ledgerbackend/captive_core_backend_test.go
+++ b/ingest/ledgerbackend/captive_core_backend_test.go
@@ -865,14 +865,6 @@ func TestCaptiveUseOfLedgerStore(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		}, nil)
 
-	mockArchive.
-		On("GetLedgerHeader", uint32(3)).
-		Return(xdr.LedgerHeaderHistoryEntry{
-			Header: xdr.LedgerHeader{
-				PreviousLedgerHash: xdr.Hash{2},
-			},
-		}, nil)
-
 	mockLedgerStore := &MockLedgerStore{}
 	mockLedgerStore.On("LastLedger", uint32(300)).
 		Return(Ledger{Sequence: 19, Hash: "abc"}, true, nil).Once()
@@ -884,6 +876,8 @@ func TestCaptiveUseOfLedgerStore(t *testing.T) {
 		Return(Ledger{}, false, nil).Once()
 	mockLedgerStore.On("LastLedger", uint32(86)).
 		Return(Ledger{Sequence: 85, Hash: "cde"}, true, nil).Once()
+	mockLedgerStore.On("LastLedger", uint32(128)).
+		Return(Ledger{Sequence: 127, Hash: "ghi"}, true, nil).Once()
 
 	captiveBackend := CaptiveStellarCore{
 		archive:           mockArchive,
@@ -894,8 +888,8 @@ func TestCaptiveUseOfLedgerStore(t *testing.T) {
 
 	runFrom, ledgerHash, nextLedger, err := captiveBackend.runFromParams(24)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, uint32(19), runFrom)
-	assert.Equal(t, "abc", ledgerHash)
+	assert.Equal(t, uint32(2), runFrom)
+	assert.Equal(t, "", ledgerHash)
 	assert.Equal(t, uint32(2), nextLedger)
 
 	runFrom, ledgerHash, nextLedger, err = captiveBackend.runFromParams(86)
@@ -904,6 +898,12 @@ func TestCaptiveUseOfLedgerStore(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "cde", ledgerHash)
 	assert.Equal(t, uint32(64), nextLedger)
 
+	runFrom, ledgerHash, nextLedger, err = captiveBackend.runFromParams(128)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, uint32(127), runFrom)
+	assert.Equal(t, "ghi", ledgerHash)
+	assert.Equal(t, uint32(128), nextLedger)
+
 	runFrom, ledgerHash, nextLedger, err = captiveBackend.runFromParams(14)
 	assert.EqualError(t, err, "Cannot fetch ledgers preceding 14: transient error")
 
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ func TestCaptiveUseOfLedgerStore(t *testing.T) {
 	runFrom, ledgerHash, nextLedger, err = captiveBackend.runFromParams(9)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, uint32(2), runFrom, "runFrom")
-	assert.Equal(t, "0200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000", ledgerHash)
+	assert.Equal(t, "", ledgerHash)
 	assert.Equal(t, uint32(2), nextLedger, "nextLedger")
 
 	mockLedgerStore.AssertExpectations(t)